hello everyone (all three of you)... now that we're well into January, it's time for more painting! our office is dismal. it's stuck in the early 90s with maroon and baby blue striped wallpaper, sticky polyester tap-top curtains, buzzy fluorescent lighting in the bookcases, and some Marrakesh detailing on the bookcase trim that would make any Morrocan cry.
oh my, look at those bookcases, complete with a two-tone maroon paintjob, c. 1991. what's that you say? it's not maroon all over? you're exactly right. that's the ubiquitous dusty rose over there. the color that remains in about 2/3 of our house. yum.
surprise! that's me waving. yes, the bookcases have lovely mirror backing! oh wait, you can also see those crusty curtains. it hurts me to know that someone paid a custom seamstress to make these nasty things. (yes, the tabs match the wallpaper, gross.) i can't wait til the plantation shutters are ready to hang.
whoa, nelly. check out that hideous wallpaper below the dado rail. good thing it's on there tight, because i am taking a paint roller to it!
so here's the conundrum. an office is one of the few places that you can go crazy with a jewel tone color, and i'm torn between a vibrant peacock blue and eggplant. both colors are very masculine and cozy with gold, black, and green accents. so i need your help in tipping me over the fence one way or the other. this is how it's gonna play out:
1. paint will go on the walls in a high gloss finish. light bounces off reflective walls and makes the space feel luxurious. fluorescent lighting will someday be replaced with warm lighting from antiqued brass or gold-tone fixtures.
2. the crown moulding, window trim, and possibly the chair rail will remain a high gloss white.
3. the bookshelves, front and back, will be painted the same color as the wall.
4. a zebra-print rug might enjoy hanging out in this room.
choice number one: peacock blue
choice number two: eggplant
so which one will it be? votes due in by this Sunday!
Peacock. A thousand percent!
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